Article
Meningococcal carriage in Dutch adolescents and young adults; a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study
10 Feb 2017
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OBJECTIVES: Current information on rates and dynamics of meningococcal carriage is essential for public health policy. This study aimed to determine meningococcal carriage prevalence, its risk factors and duration in the Netherlands, where meningococcal C vaccine coverage is >90%. Several methods to identify serogroups of meningococcal carriage isolates among adolescent and young adults were compared. METHODS:...
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